David Davis, shareholder, Davis & Wilkerson PC

David Davis, a lawyer at Davis & Wilkerson PC, has a long relationship with flying. During the waning stages of the Vietnam War, Davis flew missions as a Weapon Systems Officer and retired as an Air Force captain in 1975.

Although he doesn’t pilot anything today, he still spends a lot of time in the air. Davis and his wife — who he met 25 years ago and proposed to at an aerobics class — love to travel. They’ve spent a lot of time in Australia and New Zealand. Although Davis’ professional life as a litigator largely for health care companies requires verbosity, when he’s Down Under he goes incognito, as a local mute.

”If you don’t open you mouth, they don’t know you are not from there,” he said.

What did you listen to on the way to work today?

“Bob Marley Radio” through my iPhone’s Pandora application.

What was your first car?

A 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan.

Worst habit?

Gummy Bears.

One of your favorite books?

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

One of your favorite movies?

“Captain Ron” with Kurt Russell and Martin Short.

Who’s one of your mentors?

Hal Gillespie of Dallas-based Gillespie Rozen & Watsky PC

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A medical doctor.

Who is your hero?

My sister, Carrye Davis Womack, who died with strength and dignity in 1995 after six years with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

In regard to planning, what’s the toughest thing about looking into the future?

Realizing that the best laid plans won’t eliminate the need to be flexible.

What other career would you like to try?

Travel guide.

Complete this: “I’d rather be ...

... with my wife, Salee.”

If you could have a meal with one celebrity, who would it be?

[Theoretical physicist and cosmologist] Stephen Hawking.

If you could vacation for a week, free, anywhere, where would you go?

The Island of St. Bart’s in the Caribbean.

What was your first job?

I worked in the Tyler Rose Gardens [in Tyler, Texas] through a program called “Workreation.”